Pargo Leads Down the Stretch as Gonzaga Holds Off UConn

Jeremy Pargo scored 8 of his 23 points in the final 4 minutes 17 seconds yesterday and 19th-ranked Gonzaga held off Connecticut, 85-82, in The Hartford Hall of Fame Showcase at TD Banknorth Garden in Boston.

“This guy managed the game the way we wanted him to," Bulldogs Coach Mark Few said of Pargo.

Connecticut (5-2) had a chance to tie the score, but A. J. Price’s 3-point attempt from the left side bounced off the rim at the buzzer.

Gonzaga improved to 7-1.

PROVIDENCE 98, BOSTON COLLEGE 89 Providence (5-1) led by 24 points with 15 minutes remaining but needed overtime to defeat Boston College (5-1) in The Hartford Hall of Fame Showcase.

CENTENARY 70, TEXAS TECH 66 Coach Bob Knight left the court at halftime and did not return as visiting Texas Tech (5-3) lost to Centenary (5-3).

The Centenary sports information director, David Pratt, quoted the Texas Tech spokesman Randy Farley as saying Knight had been feeling ill since the team’s trip to Anchorage for the Great Alaska Shootout from Nov. 22-24.

According to Pratt, Farley said Knight was going to the team hotel and would meet the team at the airport.

NORTH CAROLINA 86, KENTUCKY 77 Tyler Hansbrough made 10 of 12 free throws as the top-ranked Tar Heels (7-0) capitalized on Kentucky’s 25 fouls and beat the host Wildcats (4-2) in the annual matchup between the two programs with the most victories in college basketball.

GEORGETOWN 61, FAIRFIELD 49 No. 5 Georgetown overcame a second-half deficit to beat visiting Fairfield (2-5) and improve to 5-0 for the first time since 2003-4.

IN OTHER GAMES Raymar Morgan scored 24 as No. 10 Michigan State (6-1) defeated visiting Jacksonville (3-3), 80-51. ... No. 12 Louisville (5-1) held on for a 47-44 victory against visiting Miami of Ohio (3-3). ... Sam Young had 17 points to lead No. 14 Pittsburgh (7-0) to a 78-52 victory against visiting Toledo (1-6). ... No. 18 Clemson (7-0) never trailed in an 85-74 victory against visiting South Carolina (4-4). ... Host Xavier (6-1) defeated Belmont (5-3), 90-49, for its fifth consecutive victory. ... Grant Carter hit a 3-pointer with three seconds left to play to lift Army (3-4) to a 71-69 victory at Virginia Military Institute (3-4).

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